This article was translated from an Arabic-language source which cited a Financial Times report from 20 June 2019. Due to inaccuracies, it was retracted on 24 June 2019 at 15:20 BST.
The original – accurate – Financial Times article can be found here.
Middle East Monitor (MEMO) apologises to the Financial Times for any misrepresentation of its article.
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